Make sure to make time to explore the area while you’re here! Rock Springs, Wyoming has something for everyone, from breathtaking natural attractions like the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the Red Desert to the WWCC Natural History Museum and Dinosaur Museum. Stay at the Motel 8 Rock Springs and you’re guaranteed to have plenty of memorable experiences. Our friendly staff is more than happy to recommend the best attractions and things to do in Rock Springs and help you make arrangements to make the most of your visit.
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Explore Rock Springs, Wyoming
Boars Tusk
A 12-mile hiking trail just outside Rock Springs, Boars Tusk offers a workout for hikers of all skill levels. Along the way, you’ll spot plenty of local wildlife and the trail’s most unique geological feature: a boar’s tusk-shaped volcanic rock formation rising out of the ground.
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Kilpecker Sand Dunes
The second largest active sand dune field in the world, Kilpecker Sand Dunes is a popular spot for four-wheel-drive off-road vehicles, dune buggies and ATVs.
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Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour
This 24-mile self-guided tour offers visitors the chance to see wild horses along with pronghorn, elk, deer, rabbits, coyotes, hawks, eagles, sage grouse and more.
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, windsurfing, camping, backpacking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling at the largest reservoir in Wyoming.
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Expedition Island
The beginning point for Major John Wesley Powell’s expeditions of 1869 and 1871, this 7.1-acre island park is today a great place for picnics, trout fishing and tubing, kayaking and rafting on the Green River.
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WWCC Natural History and
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White Mountain Petroglyphs
Etched into the sandstone walls of White Mountain by the Plains and Great Basin Indians who inhabited Wyoming from 200 to 1,000 years ago, these fascinating sacred carvings tell the ancient story of Southwest Wyoming.
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Red Desert
This nearly 10,000-square-mile high-altitude desert is home to more than 1,000 plant species and 350 wildlife species, including the largest migratory herd of pronghorn antelope in the lower forty-eight states and the world's largest desert
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